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PUBLIC HEALTH

New enforcement powers expected next week

By Martin Ford | 30 October 2020

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham expects the political process to be wrapped up soon after P...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Call for 'beyond urgent' test and trace improvement

By Martin Ford | 30 October 2020

The Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) has said the national test and trace system ...

FINANCE

Councils tax discounts reach record high

By Martin Ford | 29 October 2020

More than 2.5 million people have claimed a discount on their council tax bills according to the ...

PUBLIC HEALTH

Local efforts key to COVID fight - WHO envoy

By Martin Ford | 29 October 2020

Localised action holds the key to tackling the coronavirus pandemic, a WHO envoy has said.

PAY

Government doubles down on exit pay cap

By Martin Ford | 28 October 2020

The Government has entrenched its position on its exit pay cap, raising the likelihood of a confr...

FINANCE

Peterborough reserves near exhaustion

By Martin Ford | 28 October 2020

The council has taken a financial hit of £38.9m due to the coronavirus crisis.

ADULT SOCIAL CARE

Reading refuses to send COVID-19 patients to care homes

By Martin Ford | 28 October 2020

Reading Council is to defy a Government order to provide care home places for Covid-19 positive p...

COMBINED AUTHORITY

Greater Manchester secures £65m lockdown fund

By Martin Ford | 27 October 2020

Mayor Andy Burnham has said he expects to get ‘at least’ £65m from the Government to support peop...

WHITEHALL

Unions pile on pressure over exit pay cap

By Martin Ford | 27 October 2020

More organisations are preparing legal action to challenge the Government's cap on public sector ...

DEVOLUTION

South east urged to find its voice

By Martin Ford | 26 October 2020

Councils in the south east of England have been urged to find a consensus on reorganisation by a ...

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